Nigeria possesses over two hundred trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves in the country that has been ranked among the largest in Africa.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idis stated this at the Niger state AKK Business Development Forum held in Minna.
Represented by the Director General Voice Of Nigeria VON, Jibrin Baba Ndace, the Minister said the Federal Government is implementing bold reforms aimed at repositioning Nigeria as Africa’s preferred investment destination.
Mohammed Idris explained that the. Objective is no longer merely to export gas but to utilise it as catalyst for industrial growth, energy access, employment creation and national prosperity.
This according to him, that is why the AKK pipeline is central to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that provides the infrastructure needed to deliver gas directly to industries power plants and business thereby lowering production cost, boosting competitiveness and expanding economic opportunities for millions of Nigerians.
The Minister of information and Orientation, however said that the AKK pipeline will significantly expand domestic gas utilisation, improve energy security, stimulate industrialization, local and foreign investments across the states along its route.
Mohammed Idris added that the Ajeokuta Kaduna Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline is far more than a major engineering project, it is a strategic national economic corridor that is redefining Nigeria’s energy future.
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